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POLS157 Quiz Harriet Miller (Politician)
POLS157 Quiz Harriet Miller (Politician)
Harriet Miller (July 4, 1919 – January 6, 2010) was an American chemist in Pennsylvania
and politician in California. Miller was a mayor of Santa Barbara, California.
== Early life ==
On July 4, 1919, Miller was born in Council, Idaho. Miller's father was a teacher and high
school principal and her mother was a school teacher.
== Education ==
Miller earned a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Whitman College in Walla Walla,
Washington. Miller earned a master's degree in Chemistry from the University of
Pennsylvania.
== Career ==
In 1944, Miller became a chemist at Atlantic Richfield (now ARCO) in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania until 1950.Miller was elected Superintendent of the Montana Office of Public
Instruction.
In 1987, Miller was appointed as a member of the city council in Santa Barbara, California.In
1995, Miller became the mayor of Santa Barbara, until 2001.
== Personal life ==
In 1981, Miller moved to Santa Barbara, California. On January 6, 2010, Miller died at her
home in Santa Barbara, California.
Michael Hanack
Georg Michael Hanack (22 October 1931 – 6 November 2019) was a professor of chemistry
at the University of Tü bingen in Germany.
The 2016 Women's Africa Cup Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament held in
Harare, Zimbabwe on 17–18 September 2016.
Israel Elwyn
NoteIsrael Elwyn
Israel Elwyn (IE) (Hebrew: )אלווין ישראלis an Israeli nonprofit organization that provides
services and programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It serves
over 5,100 people from all age groups. The goal of the organization is to create a society in
which people with disabilities have equal rights and can determine their own future and
way of life. With the help of its programs, children and adults with disabilities gain the tools
needed to lead more independent lives within the community.
== History ==
Israel Elwyn was established in 1984 (as Jerusalem Elwyn; renamed to Israel Elwyn in
1998) ) as an offshoot of the American nonprofit Elwyn Inc., which was founded in 1852
and named for Alfred L. Elwyn. It was the first Elwyn affiliate outside the United States. The
main offices of Israel Elwyn are located in Jerusalem.
In 1987 Jerusalem Elwyn inaugurated its first Supported Employment program for persons
with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and two years later, added a program for
individuals referred by the Rehabilitation Department of Bituah Leumi. In 1988 Kfar
HaShvedi (the "Swedish Village"), a Malben-founded institution for children with
disabilities, was transferred from the government to Jerusalem Elwyn.In 1992, Community
Living apartments were opened in Jerusalem and then other parts of Israel. By securing
long-term leases, Elwyn provides people with disabilities with the possibility of living as
part of the general community.
Israel Elwyn
NoteIsrael Elwyn
Israel Elwyn (IE) (Hebrew: )אלווין ישראלis an Israeli nonprofit organization that provides
services and programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It serves
over 5,100 people from all age groups. The goal of the organization is to create a society in
which people with disabilities have equal rights and can determine their own future and
way of life. With the help of its programs, children and adults with disabilities gain the tools
needed to lead more independent lives within the community.
== History ==
Israel Elwyn was established in 1984 (as Jerusalem Elwyn; renamed to Israel Elwyn in
1998) ) as an offshoot of the American nonprofit Elwyn Inc., which was founded in 1852
and named for Alfred L. Elwyn. It was the first Elwyn affiliate outside the United States. The
main offices of Israel Elwyn are located in Jerusalem.
In 1987 Jerusalem Elwyn inaugurated its first Supported Employment program for persons
with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and two years later, added a program for
individuals referred by the Rehabilitation Department of Bituah Leumi. In 1988 Kfar
HaShvedi (the "Swedish Village"), a Malben-founded institution for children with
disabilities, was transferred from the government to Jerusalem Elwyn.In 1992, Community
Living apartments were opened in Jerusalem and then other parts of Israel. By securing
long-term leases, Elwyn provides people with disabilities with the possibility of living as
part of the general community.